Two Scottish technology start-ups are partnering to help the NHS provide care for elderly people in the UK.

Cultivate, a software design and development consultancy that specialises in the creation of bespoke web applications, is partnering with fellow Scottish start-up Care Sourcer, a health technology firm.

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The partnership focuses on Cultivate working closely with Care Sourcer’s engineering team, led by chief technology officer Charles Harley, to build a platform that enables the NHS to find and provide care in the easiest possible way.

Last year, Cultivate solidified its partnership with one of Europe’s fastest growing start-ups, Deliveroo, working closely with its internal teams on multiple projects across the business.

Meanwhile Care Sourcer, founded by Andrew McGinley and Andrew Parfery, recently secured a £8.5 million investment round led by Legal & General and ADV to develop its care-matching technology and grow its team.

Cultivate’s chief commercial officer, Andy Robinson, said: “The Care Sourcer team is tackling one of society’s greatest challenges. The technology has the potential to scale and transform the care sector and we’re excited to be supporting this journey. It’s also great to see two Edinburgh tech companies working so closely together, and we’re proud that our team’s expertise can play a part in tackling such a significant challenge.”

Charles Harley said: “We are on track to build industry-leading technology to tackle the UK’s care crisis, and it’s great to do that with the support of a high quality team like Cultivate. It’s further evidence of Edinburgh growing its credentials as a world-class engineering hub.”

Andrew McGinley said: “We’ve known the team at Cultivate for a number of years now, we share a lot of the same values and as we look to further scale Care Sourcer in the months ahead, it’s comforting to know that we do that with their engineering talent at our disposal.”

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Cultivate was founded in 2014 following a management buyout from Silicon Valley product development studio. It has been partnering with some of Europe’s top technology companies to help deliver high quality custom software solutions.

Care Sourcer is the first UK comparison and matching site for older people care - the innovative service enables anyone to make a simple enquiry.